News from the Church in Malta
The risen Jesus appeared to the disciples on several occasions. He patiently soothed their troubled hearts. Risen himself, he now brings about “the resurrection of the disciples”. He raises their spirits and their lives are changed. Earlier, the Lord’s words and his example had failed to change them. Now, at Easter, something new happens, and it happens in the light of mercy. Jesus raises them up with mercy… Read more »
L-Arċisqof Emeritu Mons. Pawlu Cremona O.P. jinsab rikoverat l-Isptar Mater Dei f’kundizzjoni medika tajba wara li lbierah filgħaxija sarlu intervent minuri f’qalbu.
Waqt il-Quddiesa tal-Ħadd li xxandret dalgħodu, Mons. Arċisqof Charles Scicluna ħeġġeġ lill-Insara biex jitolbu għalih. Read more »
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“Dear father, I have just found out that the day before yesterday you turned 90! I send you my Best Wishes!”
These simple words on a hand-written note, penned and signed by Pope Francis, most certainly made the day for Fr. Dionysius Mintoff, as he went about celebrating an important birthday at the Pope John XXIII Peace Laboratory he founded on the island of Malta… Read more »
Il-mużajk ta’ Marija mtellgħa s-sema li jisab mal-frontispizju tal-knisja parrokkjali tal-Imġarr
Dalgħodu ġew inawgurati diversi proġetti ta’ konservazzjoni u restawr fil‑parroċċi ta’ Ħad‑Dingli u l‑Imġarr, permezz tal‑ħidma li saret mill‑Fondazzjoni għall‑Patrimonju Kulturali tal‑Arċidjoċesi ta’ Malta. Il‑proġetti saru b’kofinanzjament ta’ 80% minn fondi tal‑Unjoni Ewropea, b’investiment totali ta’ €217,000. Il‑proġetti ġew inawgurati mill‑Isqof Awżiljarju Joseph Galea‑Curmi u mis‑Segretarju Parlamentari għall‑Fondi Ewropej Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi.
F’Ħad‑Dingli ġew irrestawrati diversi opri tal‑arti: l‑14‑il pittura tal‑Via Sagra, il‑pedestall u n‑niċċa tal‑Madonna tar‑Rużarju, il‑pittura tal‑Adorazzjoni tas‑Slaten Maġi, il‑pittura tal‑Madonna tar‑Rużarju, il‑pittura tal‑artist Portugiż Manuel Pereira li turi t‑tieġ bejn San Ġużepp u l‑Madonna, u l-istatwa tas-seklu sittax ta’ San Ġwann Battista, li hi maħsuba li nġiebet Malta mill-Ordni tal-Kavallieri ta’ San Ġwann… Read more »
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Is-Segretarjat għall-Edukazzjoni Nisranija, b’konsultazzjoni mal-iskejjel tal-Knisja, jinforma li:
L-Iskejjel tal-Knisja fil-livell kindergarten u primarju se jiftħu fiżikament nhar it-Tnejn, 12 ta’ April, b’osservanza tal-protokolli tas-saħħa. L-iskejjel li kellhom sistema ta’ attendenza alternata minħabba l-ispazji li huma għandhom se jkomplu b’dik is-sistema.
L-iskejjel sekondarji se jibdew lezzjonijiet online nhar it-Tnejn, 12 ta’ April, u se jiftħu fiżikament nhar l-Erbgħa, 14 ta’ April… Read more »
Dear brothers and sisters, good morning!
Today, I would like to reflect on the connection between prayer and the communion of saints. In fact, when we pray, we never do so alone: even if we do not think about it, we are immersed in a majestic river of invocations that precedes us and proceeds after us. A majestic river.
Contained in the prayers we find in the Bible, that often resound in the liturgy, are the traces of ancient stories, of prodigious liberations, of deportations and sad exiles, of emotional returns, of praise ringing out before the wonders of creation… And thus, these voices are passed on from generation to generation, in a continual intertwining between personal experience and that of the people and the humanity to which we belong… Read more »
More than 500 people have been killed in Myanmar in the Military junta’s ruthless crackdown on protests since the Feb 1 ousting of the elected government and their leader Aung San Suu Kyi, a local non-governmental organization has said.
As of 29 March, 510 people are now confirmed killed by security forces led by the military junta said the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) on Monday… Read more »
The Secretariat for Catholic Education and the Church Schools Association (CSA) are concerned about several issues raised in the white paper on “the responsible use of cannabis”.
In light of the proposed white paper, the Secretariat and the CSA emphasise that priority should be given to the effect of cannabis on young people’s mental health and the way it will promote and strengthen a cannabis culture among our young today as well as entire future generations… Read more »
Throughout the world, the Church proclaims the joyous news that “Jesus, who was crucified, has risen as He said. Alleluia!”, Pope Francis said at the start of his Easter message broadcast live around the world.
He delivered his Urbi et Orbi message inside St. Peter’s Basilica, just like last year, due to coronavirus safety measures.
He had just concluded presiding over the Easter Sunday Mass at the Altar of the Chair with a small congregation participating… Read more »
